It’s a new year but ’90s nostalgia refuses to dissipate. With their new collaborative mix, “Throw ‘Em Up,” Paris-based production/DJ sensation Onra and Music Is My Sanctuary founder Lexis present a plethora of ’90s R&B classics from the days of Carhartt, Cristal, and Bill Clinton. Many of the decade’s big names and one-hit wonder types are represented. But if you’re curious as to how Onra and Lexis arrived at their tracklist (below) peep their self-imposed “rules” (also below) as you listen and download.

So, the “rules” they gave themselves were simple: 1) The mix begins at the point when New Jack [Swing] ended. 2) The mix finishes around ’96 when a producer named Tim Mosley completely changed the R&B landscape. (That will be Vol. 2) 3) MC’s featuring on R&B tracks were ok, but not the other way around. 4) Only one selection per artist (that was tough).

Go to the host site and right click on the download link, choose ‘save as’. If you click on the download link, it opens a player (not sure why it’s says download on the link!).

BLT

Great mix. Many great memories. Still listening to quite a few of these to this day. Whenever I see Onra’s name on something I know it will be my thing. One error on the track listing: Track 12 is by Mint Condition; not New Edition.